LAWRENCE
When David Beaty announced he was becoming Kansas’ offensive play-caller and quarterbacks coach in March, he did it partly because he enjoyed those roles.
More importantly, though, he did it for another reason.
“I think it can help us,” Beaty said at the time. “I really do.”
Whether that’s happened is up for debate at the halfway point of KU’s 2016 season.
According to the advanced statistics from Bill Connelly at SB Nation, the Jayhawks haven’t made much progress offensively in Year 2 under Beaty. After ranking 116th in the all-encompassing and schedule-adjusted stat Offensive S&P+ last season, the Jayhawks have moved to 109th this season.